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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. When things are simple and easy to pay for, patients are happy, the staff is happy, and you are most definitely happy.

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Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Though less than 37% of healthcare workers trust AI in healthcare, 85% believe AI can improve the patient experience and 77% say AI can solve the labor shortage, according to a Carta Healthcare survey. Arizona-based Integrated Medical Services implemented athenahealth EHR, RCM, and patient engagement tools.

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Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

John recapped a ViVE 2024 session with Tanya Content at UNC Health and Russ Richmond at Laudio about ensuring technology meets the needs of nurses and other clinical staff instead of imposing it on them. Read more… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM. Read more… CIO Podcast : The Role of the CMIO.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

John Lynn talked to Micky about how the 21st Century Cures Act making an impact for good on patients and clinicians , among other topics. Read more… The Role of Innovation and AI in RCM. Read more… Seeing How Patients Experience RCM. John also asked the experts what RCM looks like to patients.

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What Physicians Need to Know about Achieving Optimal Practice Performance in Challenging Times

Healthcare IT Today

In 2021, more than 330,000 healthcare providers left the workforce— 117,000 physicians, 53,295 nurse practitioners, 22,704 physician assistants, 22,032 physical therapists, and 15,578 licensed clinical social workers. It also enables the practice to have a more productive conversation about the patient’s responsibility and payment options.

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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Nearly all (95%) of healthcare executives are interested in end-to-end managed services to solve RCM challenges, according to a survey from Ensemble Health Partners. Partnerships Qualtrics and Epic are partnering to integrate patient experience data into the EHR. More than 70% prefer managed services to in-house operations.

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Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Three leaders of ROI Healthcare sat down with John Lynn and talked about helping health systems get the payoff they want from investments in RCM, ERP, and EHR software. Read more… Tracking the Patient Experience at Intermountain Health. Read more… Giving Healthcare Organizations the Return on Investment They Want.